Zelig
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.
Release Date
July 15, 1983Runtime
79 minRating
PGGenres
ComedyDirected by
Woody Allen, Kay Chapin, Frederic B. Blankfein, Tony Gittelson, Duncan Scott, Jim Chory, Thomas A. ReillyWritten by
Woody AllenLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$11,798,616Status
Released
Cast
Woody Allen
Leonard Zelig
Mia Farrow
Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher
John Buckwalter
Dr. Sindell
Howard Erskine
Hypodermic Doctor
Gale Hansen
Freshman #1
Michael Jeter
Freshman #2
Peter McRobbie
Workers Rally Speaker
Richard Litt
Charles Koslow
Mary Louise Wilson
Sister Ruth
Paula Trueman
Woman on Telephone
Garrett M. Brown
Actor Zelig
Marianne Tatum
Actress Fletcher
John Rothman
Paul Deghuee
Deborah Rush
Lita Fox
Jeanine Jackson
Helen Gray
John Doumanian
Greek Waiter
Willy Holt
Rally Chancellor
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow - Contemporary Interviews
Irving Howe
Irving Howe - Contemporary Interviews
Ed Herlihy
Pathe News Announcer (voice)
Dwight Weist
Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
Stephanie Farrow
Sister Meryl
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
Hearst Guest
Elizabeth Kaitan
German Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Anderson
Other Doctor (uncredited)
Bubba Dean Rambo
Charleston Dancer (uncredited)
Kim Johnston Ulrich
Beauty Contestant (uncredited)
William Haines
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Mackaill
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fanny Brice
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Cagney
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Al Capone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge
Self - Pinning Medal (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marion Davies
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dolores del RÃo
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sepp Dietrich
Self - with Hitler and Streicher (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe DiMaggio
Self - Playing Baseball (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marie Dressler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lou Gehrig
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harold 'Red' Grange
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jon Hayden
Reporter (uncredited)
Rudolf Heß
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Ley
Self - with Goebbels (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles A. Lindbergh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carole Lombard
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolphe Menjou
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Mix
Self - At San Simeon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mae Questel
Helen Kane (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Rose
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Babe Ruth
Self - Swinging Bat (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julius Streicher
Self - With Hitler and Hess (archive footage) (uncredited)
Claire Windsor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Images
Videos
35mm Theatrical Teaser Trailer [4K] [FTD-0893]
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